Finally the winter seems to have passed, everyone came out of hibernation just to find themselves shocked by the fact that they only have about two months left to train for the Pick n Pay 94.7 Cycle Challenge.
“Woah! So how do I need to structure my training during these two months to ensure best [...]
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Jo’burg’s toughest race? No sh#$!!!
The PowerAde Dome2Dome Cycling Spectacular is most definitely one of the toughest cycling races around! With a profile that looks like that of the 94.7’s (only a bit more up-and-down) but 20kms longer, it certainly asks for some serious commitment!
Yesterday (September 14th) got underway as planned. We arrived [...]
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A saddle sore. Can you believe it! After so many years of cycling, I finally managed to experience what is normally refered to as a saddle sore.
WikiPedia has a nice explanation of what it is, technically / medically speaking, but I’ll tell you what it really is: a friggin’ pain in the butt!
Shortly after the [...]
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OK, so this probably is the question most asked in the cycling community: how to lose some extra weight? I know, that’s the one question I keep asking myself every day, and though I know most of the answers, I fail to achieve my own goals for weight loss. So, do as I say, not [...]
On the 23rd of August I participated for a fifth time in this 103km race. The weather was perfect, I tapered as planned, I seeded in the A-bunch, my bike even received a new back tyre and some tyre liners – leaving nothing to chance. Last year I managed a personal best at this race [...]
